July 13, 2005- Study claims NOA link to mesothelioma
Researchers at the University of California at Davis say a new study supports a link between exposure to naturally occurring asbestos and an increased risk of developing a rare form of cancer affecting the lining of the lung.
Naturally Occurring Asbestos Linked To Lung Cancer
Everyday exposure to naturally occurring asbestos increases the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma, according to a study by UC Davis researchers. The study - the largest to examine the question - will be published this fall in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Kit developed aimed at early detection asbestos-linked cancer
_ Researchers at Juntendo University and a medical laboratory in Gunma Prefecture have jointly developed a blood-testing kit that may help detect mesothelioma, a cancer believed to be caused by inhaling asbestos, the researchers said Friday.
Japan: 374 Workers Die in Asbestos Handling
TOKYO (AP) - More than 370 factory workers died and nearly 90 others were sickened after handling asbestos over a decades-long period, Japan's trade ministry announced Friday in a national survey following reports about health problems linked to the carcinogenic material.A total of 374 people died of mesothelioma — a cancer of the lining of the chest cavity, lungs or stomach — or pneumoconiosis,
Long-ignored asbestos time bomb ticking in Japan
A surge in the number of reported Japanese deaths linked to asbestos some 25 years after the first world health warnings has sparked accusations of government negligence over its policies toward the cancer-causing material.
Japan: 374 Workers Die in Asbestos Handling
More than 370 factory workers died and nearly 90 others were sickened after handling asbestos over a decades-long period, Japan's trade ministry announced Friday in a national survey following reports about health problems linked to the carcinogenic material.
Tokyo 'caved in to asbestos lobby'
Lobbying by a Japanese asbestos industry group pressured lawmakers into abandoning a proposed bill in 1992 that would have banned the cancer-causing material, a leading newspaper reported yesterday.
Japan asbestos group lobbying delayed laws-report
TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - Lobbying by a Japanese asbestos industry group pressured lawmakers into abandoning a proposed bill in 1992 that would have banned use, sales and manufacture of the cancer-causing material, a leading daily said on Saturday.
Probe's tardiness rued as METI's asbestos-death tally hits 374
At least 374 employees and contractors hired by 27 asbestos product manufacturers in Japan have died from asbestos-related illnesses, while 88 others at 12 firms are being treated for health problems linked to the fire-proof mineral, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a report Friday.
51 more deaths tied to asbestos
Fifty-one current and former employees of three shipbuilding firms died of mesothelioma, a type of cancer, and other diseases apparently caused by asbestos, according to separate announcements made by the firms Wednesday.
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